BOSTON – Byron Scott said if he felt there was a real rift, he would fly to Lake Tahoe today to iron things out with Jason Kidd.

Scott was in the same locker room as a Nets’ point guard last night, but it wasn’t Kidd. Scott, looking incognito in a tan Ben Hogan baseball cap, finally arrived yesterday at the Boston summer league to watch first-round pick Zoran Planicic face the Knicks.

So in the past week, Scott has spoken more to Planicic, Kidd’s likely backup, than Kidd himself. Scott said they still have not spoken since the Nets’ superstar reportedly wanted Scott out as coach. Kidd has staunchly denied the report.

Kidd is in Tahoe at a charity golf event and Scott said they’ve both tried to reach each other by phone.

“We will [talk],” Scott said. “It’s not something that’s pressing. I know everything’s fine. He knows everything’s fine. If I felt there was a big problem and a big need, I’d fly out to Tahoe if I had to. This is New York. This is how it goes sometimes. Both are very sure of what we’re trying to accomplish.”

Scott said they’ve been unable to reach each other.

“That’s what we’ve been doing, playing a lot of phone tag,” Scott said. “Being over there, three hours difference, when he calls me at 9 his time, it’s 12 and I’m out. We’ve tried our best to get in contact with each other. There’s no rift. We’re both on the same page. We feel we’re headed in the right direction.”

Scott vowed this won’t be a distraction. “I’m not going to answer it a lot once the season starts,” Scott said. “When the season starts, we’ll talk about basketball, that’s it. When Jason was a free agent, everyone thought it would be distraction and it wasn’t at all.”

Scott, meanwhile, has been impressed with the 6-7 Planicic. Scott watched tapes of two summer-league games before watching him in person yesterday for the first time. Against the Knicks’ Frank Williams, Planicic scored 12 points, hitting 5-of-9 shots, including two treys, and had six rebounds and three assists.

“He’s playing great, with a lot of poise,” said Scott. “He’s making good decisions. He’s able to push the ball up the floor. He has a certain type of flair to him. Fans are going to like and enjoy him and he’ll have a chance to learn from the best.”

Scott already thinks he’s ready for a rotation. “He’s got a real good shot at it,” Scott said. “I don’t see any nervousness. He looks very poised and confident.”